Why does the night sky appear to move slowly even though the earth is rotating at 1,000mph?

Question

Why does the night sky appear to move slowly even though the earth is rotating at 1,000mph?

In: Earth Science

Answer 1

This has a lot to do with the relative frame of reference.

When you are in a vehicle you are in motion, however because you are inside it appears that everything around you is moving. This is why we don’t feel like we are hurling 1000’s of mph through space.

We also perceive closer objects to us, as moving fast than distant objects. Such as roadsigns vs mountains. Roadsigns seems to whip by on the highway, but restaurants and houses, other landmarks appear to pass us much slower.